951.29 Procedure for requesting restoration of civil rights of county prisoners convicted of felonies. - Florida Statutes

951.29 Procedure for requesting restoration of civil rights of county prisoners convicted of felonies.

   (1) With respect to a person who has been convicted of a felony and is serving a sentence in a county detention facility, the administrator of the county detention facility shall provide to the prisoner, at least 2 weeks before discharge, if possible, an application form obtained from the Parole Commission which the prisoner must complete in order to begin the process of having his or her civil rights restored.

   (2) This section shall not apply to prisoners who are discharged from a county detention facility to the custody or control of the Department of Corrections.

History. s. 1, ch. 2006-174.